US EditionMinnesota Shootings Renew Concerns over Lawmaker Security
- On June 14, 2025, a man opened fire on two Democratic legislators from Minnesota and their spouses at their residences, resulting in the deaths of one lawmaker and her husband.
- This attack follows increased political violence, including the January 6, 2021 Capitol riot and a 2024 attempted assassination of Donald Trump.
- In response, state leaders implemented heightened security at lawmakers' homes and the state Capitol, with Wisconsin announcing enhanced protocols on June 16.
- Timothy La Sage, Senate Sergeant at Arms, stated that new safety initiatives involve enhancing situational awareness, improving security checkpoints, and revising emergency response procedures.
- These events prompted calls to balance public access with safety and urged greater civic participation without fear of attacks on officials and their families.
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Congress is holding emergency briefings on security after Minnesota shootings
WASHINGTON (AP) — Members of Congress will attend emergency briefings this week after the murder of a Minnesota state lawmaker brought renewed fears — and stoked existing partisan tensions — over the security of federal lawmakers when in Washington and at home. The suspect in the attack had dozens of federal lawmakers listed in his writings, in addition to the state lawmakers and others he allegedly targeted. The man is accused of shooting and k…
Speaker Robin Vos seeks increased Capitol security after shootings of Minnesota lawmakers
Authorities arrest suspected Minnesota lawmakers shooter Police caught Vance Luther Boelter, the man accused of killing Minnesota lawmaker Melissa Hortman and her husband and wounding a state senator and his wife. MADISON - Assembly Speaker Robin Vos is requesting increased security for an upcoming floor session after two Minnesota lawmakers were
"We Could Be In For a Rough Decade" in Political Violence, says MSUM Political Scientist
FARGO, N.D. (KVRR) — Political scientists in the region say we could be in the midst of one of the most violent decades in modern political history. And they say this weekend’s assassination of a Minnesota state lawmaker and her spouse, and an attempt on another and his could have a chilling effect on people’s interest in running for office. Dr. Barbara Headrick is a professor of Political Science at MSUM who spent her weekend talking with lawma…
Rep. Robin Vos asks for increased security for upcoming Assembly session after Minnesota shootings
MADISON (WKOW) -- Assembly Speaker Robin Vos (R-Rochester) is asking for increased security ahead of a planned floor session at the Wisconsin State Capitol after two Minnesota lawmakers were shot over the weekend.
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